A visitation will be held on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia. A graveside service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery in Tuscumbia, Alabama with Rudy Guess officiating. A visitation with the family will follow the graveside service at the cemetery. In the event of rain, the visiting time will be moved to First United Methodist Church in Tuscumbia, Alabama. Heritage Funeral Home in Columbia is assisting the family with arrangements.

Born on Aug. 9, 1941 in Sheffield, Alabama, Pete was the son of the late Racheal “Peggy” Willingham Taylor and his step father the late Percy Taylor. He was a 1959 graduate of Cherokee High School and served his country in the United States Navy from 1960-1963 where he traveled all over the world. While serving overseas in Italy and aboard the USS Enterprise, Pete and Myra fell in love writing letters to each other. They married on June 5, 1965 and together they had three children. Pete earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Florence State College in January of 1967. He worked in insurance claims throughout his entire career before retiring. Pete was an excellent cook and loved music, dogs, reading, and SEC football.